The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-19
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
nARRIED WOMEN ACCORDED
fuE RIGHT TD
Purchase Lsnd-Justiee Assured nm
American Citizen I'm Menics-
Hawaiian Aa.trsg

WAtHIo oTos, ID O., July l8 Act
ing Secretary Muldrow, OF the In.
terror Department, today rendered q
decision according 10 married wo.
men the right 10 eater and pur-
chps timber aud stone lands undrr
the law governing the tao Of such
lands In the states Of Missis ippi,
Louisans, California, Nevads, Oregon
and Washin, ton Territory. This law
allows the tale Of lands obviously un.
fitted for agricultural purposes at q
minimum price Of 81 10 per acre In
tracts not 10 exceed 100 tcree
association. Tho Commissioner
Of the General Land Office In ths case
Of lsabell Duiyea, Involving an entry
ot land In the Humboldt dlsirlc, OF
California, decided that the law did
not contemplate married women a.
separate from their husbands In such
snlries. and that but one entry by the
heads OF the "a nily could be allowed.
The Secretary reversee this decision,
and allows q married woman to mske
entry, on the ground thst she acts as
feme sole In mAkirg the purchase.
About iorty cases governed by the
ruling laid down In this case are now
pending In the General Land Office.
JUSTICE ASSURED IN ntyIo).
The Mexi,an Minister, Mr.. Romero,
has caused an invest CATION to beI
Of the statement published az ""
mouth ago Ia the shope OF a ioN ..
from TurHlr, A. 2, ~ tlie 1'it ttal
cne Joa, u. Garcia, sn Amenoan citl.
zen, had been imp isoned by the pro.
feet Of salsuripa, Sonora, beause he
would not vote Tor the latter In
an election. Hr. Romero has
last received q report from
the slfsuripa pre'est, ttiting that
a band oil robbep having been seen
some time last April lurking around
the village he raiied for the purpose
Of watching them some men, among
whom was this Garcia, who refused In
n very insolent manner 10 perform the
required service, bu without diyulg.
ing his foreign nationality; that he
was, therefore, sentenced either 10 pay
$50 fne or 10 70 10 jsll q week; that
Garcia having preferred the latter, was
imprisoned Tor eight days, and when
his sentence expired was ordered 10
watch and guard some prisoners,
service which he refused 10
perform on the ground that he was m
American citizen. This was q fact en.
tirsly new 10 the perfect, who had
known Garcia Tor two years, ~ real.
dent OF the place, bat he never heard
anything about his citlIsnship Gar.
cia being the Aggrelved party, he has
the night 10 instign'e civil suit
against the perfect, before the proper
Mexican courts, for his responsibility
In the matter, aud be may he axured,
Mr.. Romero says, thh In doipg 90,
full justice will be done him.
TuE urITrD rAras AEp HAWAII.
The tender OF United States vessel
a. convoy 10 the Queen OF the Ha.
vailan Islands 10 more than q mere
courtesy. Our government will send
trusted officers with the ship, ard, un.
doubtedly, Lew Instructions 10 the
commanders Of our naval veetels
which should now be st Honolulu. II
there Ia any need Tor immediate com.
mnnioAtion with our authorities the
coat survey steamer Hasleor, which
Ia 70 act ss convoy, will at once return
10 ine United states 90 q bearer oI
dispatches. The government isell
,hs need OF p speedy
| tugr.r..stn. 49,. a. nks.l..l
by the regular \ hers, and
Il Ia thought wise 10 have q email
fast sailing steamer Al the disposal o
our representatives on tho lt'anda
The absence oil telegraphic communi
cation At this Iunclure will, undoubt
edly, result In q move ment 10 teruf,
cable connection with Hawaii Al aI
early day. Some Of the friends of Mr.
Garter, the representative Of th'
Hawaiian Government here, are o
opinion that he may be recalled 4
ssrye a. Prime Minister, or 10 form
new Cabinet All admit that Kala
kauA eau only retain his crown b!
acting As mere figure head and b.
carrying oui the wishet OF the iofclgu
ers, who really control ihs efairs 0
the iblands and who represent Il
wealth aud industries.
COUNT or CAsH
The count Of the cash and securitIe
IN the Treasury, which bfgan Ma
23d, Will probably bs eo1cluded thi
gcek, a. only he god coin TemEiu
10 no counted. The funda on Lan
amounted 10 f95,bO0,0 900, Of whic
,6l 10000 w1s in standard silver d.
lars, $4,000, 600 in gold coins, 1900
coo In fractional silver ooin and N
balance In roies end certificates. /
examining the silver vaults sever
bsgs containing Slandafd dollau EoI
iound 10 be shor' two or three ploc'
each. These we're gradually feo1'
cred, however, az the count progress
until all we're iound. 20 far ~ know
not q single penny's deficiency hi
yet been found.